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Top 5 Reasons: Using TV Rheinland For ZigBee Certifcation

TV Rheinland Oers New Advances in ZigBee Cluster Certifcations or Health Care, Smart Energy, RF4CE,Electric Vehicles and Consumer Electronics.

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#1: Speed to Global MarketV Rheinland operates hundreds o domestic and international testlabs in 237 countries spread out globally over seven continents. It is trulya one-stop-shop or saety and wireless protocols testing,including ZigBee, Wi-Fi and Wi-SUN as well as or FCC-enabling a de-

vice under test to equip it with all credentials necessary to be brought tomarket quickly. Tanks to the companys laboratories in Europe, Japan,Korea, China and the USA, V Rheinland customers anywhere in theworld can receive local support and country-specic approvals.

#2: Exclusive RelationshipsCompanies making ZigBee and Wi-Fi compatible devices choose VRheinland or their testing needs as it is the only test lab approved orboth organizations. V Rheinland is recognized worldwide as thepremier test lab due to its many exclusive and semi-exclusive test labcertication credentials. Not only does V Rheinland certiycompliance to the FCC requirements in the US and or the CE mark inEurope and Canada, but it has a reputation or being very precise. Strictadherence to the ISO17025 certied lab procedures enablesV Rheinlands products under test to gain a suite o certicationsnecessary or global markets, all at one spot.

#3: Going Beyond SpecifcationsV Rheinland starts with detailed device testing or adherence tospecications, then progresses totesting or unctionality,interoperability and cyber security.Knowing that the device under test per-orms to the speciedcommunication is o primary concern,but knowing that the command sent tothe device is acted upon ully and pre-cisely is obviously o equal importance.For example, i a ZigBee thermostat is

told to raise the temperature 4 degrees, checking to see that it does, inact, raises thetemperature precisely 4 degrees is a necessary unctionality test. En-hanced interoperability testing positions various devices generallyknown to communicate with the device under test within speciedapplication clusters to exercise a series o commands. Observations othe responses are tested under various environmental conditions, all inan eort to reveal weaknesses and problems. Finally, aer the deviceprogresses through interoperability testing, V Rheinland employs aproprietary suite o cyber uzzing and penetration attacks, oen reerredto as Red-eam assessments, to establish benchmarks o hardening toadhere to various cyber-security threat levels,

regulated by the emerging cyber-security maturity modeling.

#4: Interoperability Is KeyWhile manuacturers have control over their productdesign, the real-world benet o Alliance devices stemsrom their ability to interoperate with other productson the network. Various products made by dierentmanuacturers are interaced at VRheinlands smart grid test lab, and matrix testing ispitted against each other in attempts to reveal bugs andperormance glitches. Additionally,

interoperability incorporates testing toenvironmental conditions as the real world is adynamic, ever-changing place. Environmentalconditions such as rain or snow aect the limiteddistance radio signals, as does the EMI crowding o thebandwidth due to other devices sharing therequencies. Te more testing is done orinter-operability, the more knowledge is gained, thusmitigating the risks associated with problems in theeld. Tis results in lower costs or deployment andincreases customer satisaction.

#5: Extraordinary Value:Announcing the TV Rheinland- ZigBeeTest ToolV Rheinland oers a soware-based product, alongwith a USB radio dongle, enabling a Windows-basedlaptop to become a back-ofce test lab device. TeZigBee est ool can also be used as a eld deviceto perorm ZigBee prole testing. It is the same testharness system used by V Rheinland engineers orcertication and is now available to the public.Te tool is priced at hal the cost o competitive units,and V Rheinland provides one certication test atno additional charge along with the purchase o the testharness, plus customized training or your engineers onhow to use the system. Unique in the industry, the VRheinland est Harness Program providesmanuacturers or system integrators with a clearroadmap or certication and a xed budget costupront. Knowing the equipment under test will passprior to delivering it to V Rheinland or the actualcertication mark -- essentially doing your own pre-test saves money and time by eliminating re-testing,helping to get the product to market quickly.

Having this complete range o testingseparates TV Rheinland And makesus truly unique in the Smart gridwireless testing arena.

For urther discussions on your custom requirements, pleasecontact V Rheinland smart grid sales engineers or details atsmartgrid@us.tuv.com.

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